 On the ensuing drive, Leigh Tiffin connected on a 39-yard field goal to give the Crimson Tide an early 3–0 lead.Bama extended their lead to 10–0 when John Parker Wilson connected with Terry Grant on a three-yard touchdown pass.The Volunteers scored their first points of the afternoon on the following drive on a two-yard Arian Foster run to make the score 10–7 entering the second quarter.